Nnanyerugo Best, better known as Killaboi, has been arrested in Sierra Leone for the murder of his girlfriend. Recall that back in July 2023, Killaboi had gone on Instagram to confess that he killed Augusta Osedion. He expressed willingness to turn himself into the police, but never did, and he eventually fled Nigeria. Then,…
The Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC) has stated that the increasing road accidents in the country are caused by recklessness and not by evil spirits as widely believed. SC Istafanus Ibrahim, Sector Commander, Cross River Command of FRSC made this known on Thursday, October 19, during the flag-off of 2023 Ember Month Safety Campaign….
This comes amid pressure on the DSS to either release Bawa or charge him with offences the secret police’s investigation has found that Bawa committed. Nigeria’s secret police have retrieved over N580 million from the former Chairman of the anti-corruption body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, sources have told SaharaReporters. Sources…
A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku has said that the way forward for Nigeria is a new constitution to arrest the ongoing deterioration of the situation in the country. Anyaoku says that to achieve the desired transformation for the better, the country needs a system of government that not only addresses Nigeria’s…
Nigeria’s ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, is dead. Bamalli, 42, was also the Magajin Garin Zazzau and biological younger brother to the Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna. A statement by the Media and Publicity officer of the Zazzau emirate council said Mansur Nuhu Bamalli died in the early hours of Friday, October…
Former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has said that African countries are often in debt distress because they failed to cut social spending. Adeosun, who was a minister from November 2015 to September 2018 during the administration of former President, Muhammadu Buhari, said this in a panel discussion with Nobel prize-winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz…
As the deadline draws near, former Kaduna Senator, Shehu Sani, on Thursday, reminded the Federal Government that it has two months left to start manufacturing airplanes as promised by the immediate past admiration. Recall that the ex-Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika announced that Nigeria will commence the manufacturing of aircraft before the end of 2023….
Several persons were injured in a clash between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State on Wednesday. It was gathered that there was gun duel between the rival supporters, leading to the destruction of vehicles while some individuals, including…
The Federal Government has announced plans to shut the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos starting from midnight of Saturday, October 21 to midnight of Sunday, October 22 to carry out repairs. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday, October 19. Kesha said…
A Correctional Service officer was killed when gunmen suspected to be militants attacked Afokang Correctional facility in Calabar, Cross River state on Wednesday night, October 18. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a mother and her six-years-old daughter were hit by stray bullets during the attack. The victims who were rushed to…